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1492
Christopher Columbus “Founds” New World
Christopher Columbus "discovers" the new world. -
1492
Columbian Exchange Begins
The Columbian exchange begins in the new world and old world. -
Period: 1492 to
European Exploration Era
The europeans explore the new world. -
1500
Spanish Encomienda System Begins
The spanish put in place the encomienda system. -
1500
Spanish Casta System Begins
The spanish start the casta system. -
Period: 1500 to
Triangular Trade
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Period: 1500 to
Middle Passage
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1520
Small Pox Begins Spreading to Native American
Small pox infects the native american population. -
1521
Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortez Conquers the Aztec Empire
The Aztec empire is conquered by the spanish. -
1534
England Splits from the Catholic Church
Britain cuts ties with the church. -
London Company Gains Charter for Set Up English Colony
The london company allows for people to set up colonies. -
Jamestown, Virginia Colony Founded
Jamestown colony was founded. -
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Colonial Era
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French found Quebec on the St. Lawrence River and Engage in the Fur Trade
The French find quebec and start the fur trade. -
Tobacco introduced to Virginia Colony by John Rolfe
John Rolfe introduces tobacco. -
First African Slaves Arrive in Jamestown, Virginia Colony
The first slaves arrive in the colonies. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The virginia house of burgesses was signed. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony Founded
Plymouth was founded. -
Mayflower Compact
The mayflower compact was signed. -
New Hampshire Founded
New Hampshire was founded. -
Dutch New Amsterdam Becomes Capital of New Netherland
New amsterdam becomes the capital of the new netherlands. -
“City Upon a Hill” John Winthrop
City upon a hill was written. -
The Great Migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony
The great migration happened. -
Maryland Founded
Maryland was founded. -
Thomas Hooker Founds Connecticut
Connecticut was founded. -
Harvard College Founded in Massachusetts
Harvard was founded. -
Roger Williams Founds Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded. -
Delaware Founded
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The fundamental orders of connecticut was made. -
Maryland Toleration Act
The maryland toleration act was passed. -
North Carolina Founded
North carolina was founded. -
Iroquois Confederacy Formed
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Navigation Acts and Mercantilism
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South Carolina Founded
South Carolina was founded. -
New York Founded
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New Jersey Founded
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King Phillips War
Th king philips war started -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon revolted. -
Pueblo Revolt
The pueblo people revolt. -
Quaker William Penn Founds Pennsylvania
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Period: to
Enlightenment Era
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John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government Published
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English Bill of Rights
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Salem Witch Trials
The salem witch trials commenced -
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Salutary Neglect Policy
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The Great Awakening
The great awakening happened -
Georgia Founded as a Debtors Colony
Georgia was founded and was a debtors colony. -
Stono Rebellion
The stono rebellion occured. -
French and Indian War Begins
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French and Indian War Ends
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Proclamation Line of 1763
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Period: to
Revolutionary Era
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Period: to
Republican Motherhood
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Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
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Quartering Act
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Townshend Acts
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Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
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First Continental Congress
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Published
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
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Continental Army Lead by General George Washington
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Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin Becomes French Ambassador
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o Adam Smith Publishes “The Wealth of Nations”
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Battle of Saratoga
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o Articles of Confederation
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Period: to
Abolition Movement
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
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o Shays’ Rebellion
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o Federalist Papers
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o Constitutional Convention/ Philadelphia Convention
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o U.S. Constitution
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o The Great Compromise
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o The Great Compromise
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o The 3/5ths Compromise
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o U.S. Constitution
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o Bill of Rights Added to U.S. Constitution
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o The French Revolution Begins
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o Washington Elected 1st President
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o Washington Creates Presidential Cabinet
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o Washington D.C. Becomes New US Capital
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o Alexander Hamilton Gets Congress to Approve National Bank
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o Whiskey Rebellion
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o Washington’s Farewell Address
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Period: to
Manifest Destiny
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Congress Passes Preemption Acts
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Texas Revolution and Independence from Mexico
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Increased Irish and German Immigration to the North
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James K.Polk Elected Us President (Democrat)
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Texas Annexation by the United States
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Frederick Douglass Publishes Autobiography “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”
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Mexican American War Begins
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Oregon Territory Divided Between British and U.S.
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Wilmot Proviso
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Free Soil Movement Begins
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexican American War Ends
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Mexican Cession
The name of the states won from the Mexican American War -
California Gold Rush
This was the event where California had been discovered to have Gold and people from all over went in search for it -
Fugitive Slave Law Passed in Compromise of 1850
No runaway slaves to the North are free and must be returned -
Harriet Tubman Begins Using Underground Railroad
A brave women who helped slaves escape to Canada to become free risking her life -
Compromise of 1850
The states Utah and New Mexico having right to vote for slaves or not
fugitive slave law pass
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
The book of a white lady pov on how slavery was happening and the things she she saw and how slaves where treated -
Gasden Purchase
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Bleeding Kanas Begins
The death of those who supported slavery versus the ones who dont for at least 5 years -
Republican Party Created
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Kansa-Nebraska Act
the act where Kanas and Nebraska felt they had the right to vote for whether they become free states or slaves disregarding the Compromise of 1820 -
Caring of Senator Summer
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Dred Scott v. Standford
A slave brought to the north going to court but being rejected citizenship because African Americans were not citizens yet -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia
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Republican Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election of 1860
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Seven Southern States Secede from the Union, Forming the Confederate States of America
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Democrat Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederacy
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Battle of Fort Summer
This was the first battle of the Civil War -
Lincoln Suspends Habeas Corpus
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Period: to
The Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Homestead Act
Gave opportunity to certain people the right to own land -
Battle of Vicksburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest and most deadly fight of the Civil War -
Gettysburg Address
The speech Lincoln towards the end of the war, which at one point states he shall not punish the south or north because are at fault -
Gen. Lee Surrenders to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House
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President Andrew Johnson Becomes President
Andrew was Lincoln vice president
who will not exercise Lincoln vision after war -
Johnson Pardons the South
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Radical Republicans Champion for Black Civil Rights in Congress
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13th Amendment
The freedom of all African Americans -
Freedmens Bureau Created
This helped support freed African Americans and poor white people -
Sharecropping Begins in the South
This was a legal way to basically keep African Americans working for the white man in the south -
Black Codes First Passed in the South
A limitation of African American rights -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
A clan of white Christian supremacist -
Scallywags and Carpetbaggers
this referred to republican in the north and southern radical -
President Abraham Lincoln Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
The death of the president cause a major turning point within the future history of the Reconstruction Era
John is the most wanted of his time -
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Reconstruction Era
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Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson
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14th Amendment
African Americans have citizenships -
Transcontenital Railroad Completed
This made it easier faster and cheaper to transfer goods and people -
15th Amendment
African Americans males have the right to vote -
Hiram Rhode Revels Becomes First African American in Congress(Senate)
First African American to become senate in congress -
Social Darwinism Theory Gains popularity
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Nativism Spreads
This was the discrimination of immigrants entering and maintaining a lifestyle in America -
Standard Oil Company founded by John D. Rockefeller
A monopoly ran by Rockefeller -
The "New South" wants Industrialization
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Jim Crow Laws Begins in South
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Industrialization Begins to Boom
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Boss Tweed rise at Tammany Hall
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Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Making it easier to communicate with people from a distance -
Reconstruction Ends
This removes military from the South and gave Southerns the opportunity to treat African American how they please -
Period: to
Glided Age
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Light Bulb invented by Thomas Edison
This helps factories stay open later as they don't have to depend on sunlight no longer -
3rd Wave of immigration "New Immigrants"
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Chinese Exclusion Act
This stop the Chinese from working in America for 10 years -
Pendleton Act
This allowed only certified members who took a test within the government -
Haymarket Massacre
A bombing from strikers to authorities over fair wages -
Dawes Act
The removal of Indians off there land to land unwanted changing cultural background and traditions -
Interstate Commerce Act
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Andrew Carnegie's Book "Gospel of Weath"
Andrew believed rich people should share their fortune with things like charities and poorer communities -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Was the first system established to take down monopolies -
Carnegie Steel Company founded by Andrew Carnegie
A monopoly ran by Carnegie -
Homestead Steel Labor Strike
A strike against the steel monopoly -
Pullman Labor Strike
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Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court Case
